Kelly “Shanon” Perry, 56, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026 in Hugoton.

He was born March 4, 1970 to Wilmer Clarence and LaDonna Kay (Blackburn) Perry.

He was very involved in 4-H and Boy Scouts when he was young.

He attended Hugoton High School and later continued his education at Wichita State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in marketing.

Throughout his career, he worked for Kansas State Road and Bridge and spent many years in the oil and gas industry with ONEOK and Scout Energy.

He attended Hugoton Baptist Church.

He had a deep love for race cars and was especially passionate about driving them. He enjoyed rebuilding engines, going to auctions for parts, and staying busy with the work he loved.

He also loved and enjoyed his dogs, Harley and Bert.

Survivors include his mother; brother, Shelly Perry and wife, Joan, Kansas City; niece, Erin Kurt and husband, David, and their children, Violet and Rose of Wichita; nephew, Eric Perry and wife, Paige, Kansas City; aunts and uncles; Donald Perry and wife, Paula, Steve Perry and wife, Cynda, Robert Perry and wife, Margie, Taos, N.M., Donna Taylor, Lake Kahola, and Patricia Kleffman, Hugoton.

He was preceded in death by his father; paternal grandparents, Wilmer Jess and Isabel (Higgins) Perry; maternal grandparents, Harley and Berinta (Totman) Blackburn; uncles, Larry Perry, and John and wife, JoAnn Blackburn; aunt, Gwen and husband, Jay Stover; and cousin, Debbie Stover.

• Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Robson Funeral Home at 314 S. Van Buren Street in Hugoton.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 at the Church of God in Hugoton.

Burial will follow at the Hugoton Cemetery in Hugoton.

A memorial has been established to Pheasant Heaven Charities, in care of Robson Funeral Home, PO Box 236, Hugoton, KS 67951.